Moscow says it successfully tested a Burevestnik nuclear missile this week, with Russian president Vladimir Putin saying it is 'unlike any other in the world.'

The Chief of Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, reported that the missile stayed in the air for about 15 hours and covered a distance of 14,000 kilometres, adding that 'this is not the attainable limit'.

The Russian news agency Tass reports that development of the missile began after the US withdrew from the 1972 Ballistic Missile Treaty in December 2001. The creation of new strategic weapon systems is aimed at improving the defence capability and preventing any aggression against Russia and its allies, the Russian Defence Ministry stressed.

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